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There is a common perception that investing in Belarus is only for the risk-takers. However, the country can point to many examples of companies large and small operating successfully within it. The key, according to those working in the country, is in the preparation.

The pharmaceutical market in Belarus is seen as one of the country's most promising areas for economic growth, and with two pharma producers among its most profitable state-owned enterprises, this is a fact not lost on foreign investors.

Belarus's minister of economy and the director of the country's national investment agency explain to Michal Kaczmarski how the former Soviet state offers a welcoming environment for foreign investors.

Belarus is often regarded as Europe's final frontier, the continent's last dictatorship where foreign businesses fear to tread. However, there is a growing interest in the country among investors looking beyond the negative headlines and instead striving to be among the first to tap its unexploited potential.

Though some Western companies have ventured into Belarus, the investment scene is dominated by businesses from Russia, a situation the government hopes to change. But investors will have to overlook political ugliness

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